Apollonia Thomas, 30, of Carbondale, faces a jury pre-trial today for the alleged shooting of her 5-year-old daughter Victoria.

On Oct. 18, police were notified by Thomas’ brother that their mother had received a call from Thomas allegedly saying she had shot her child.

After a one-hour standoff with police at her home, Thomas put down the gun and sat on a sofa. Police went in and took Victoria to Memorial Hospital of Carbondale by ambulance, where she was pronounced dead.

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Thomas was ruled mentally competent to stand trial in December though court-appointed psychologists said she was profoundly depressed.